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David · 25th February 2011, 05:24 PM

It certainly looks a bit like a phurba in blade form, but it has none of the motifs or symbolism i would expect to see. Certainly not the Vajrakila style of phurba, but even in it's other forms the iconology does not seem right.

25th February 2011, 05:24 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	It certainly looks a bit like a phurba in blade form, but it has none of the motifs or symbolism i would expect to see. Certainly not the Vajrakila style of phurba, but even in it's other forms the iconology does not seem right.